Nada: go-go sake!

This month’s topic is big, literally.  In the first of a special three-part series, we explore Nada; the biggest, boldest, and most storied sake region of them all. Does Nada’s sake still have relevance within today's craft-orientated industry? Is it all just soulless, machine-made plonk for the masses? Join us to hear our thoughts on this enigmatic behemoth of the sake industry.      Vocabulary from this episode   Nada Go-Go: Indicating the so-called 5 villages of Nada. From east to west, they are Nishi, Mikage, Uozaki, Nishinomiya and Imazu. Kudari-zake: Sake that was ‘’sent down’’ from the Kamigata region (modern-day Kyoto and the surrounding vicinity) during the Edo period.   Recommended Sake Andy – Hakushika Kuromatsu Jim – Kenbishi Kuromatsu